Senior Cost Accountant (Full-time Remote)

National Society for Black Engineers; Hudson (NH); Remote; USD 99,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a highly motivated Senior Cost Accountant to join their Finance team. The role, which is full-time remote with occasional travel, involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring transparency in reporting, and facilitating collaboration with various teams. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's or Master’s degree, extensive accounting experience, and a strong analytical skill set, focusing on providing sound business analysis to leadership.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Paid time off and holidays

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance and 6 years work experience or Master's Degree.
• Cost Accounting experience is a must.
• Proficiency in MS Office required, with advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting for the commercial profit center.
• Supporting financial planning for Quarterly Forecast and IBP updates.
• Conducting variance analysis for inventory and spending.

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective communications skills

Capable of efficient and relevant decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Master's Degree

Tools

ERP systems

MS Office

Hyperion

Job description

Job Description

You don't see it, but it's there. Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics -from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you'll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. Our flexible work environment, including a hybrid work schedule and 9/80 work calendar, provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first -exemplified by our missions: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us" and "We Innovate For Those Who Move The World." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

The Adaptive Communications and Sensing (AC&S) product line within the Command, Control, Communications and Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (C4ISRS) business area of BAE Systems Electronic Systems sector, is seeking a highly motivated Senior Cost Accountant to join our Finance team supporting our commercial product center based out of Dallas, TX. This role will be full-time remote, with periodic travel to Dallas, TX. The successful candidate will be responsible for accounting for our commercial product center, accounting for internal investments, and providing sound business partnering to the product center leadership team.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring on time and accurate financial reporting for commercial profit center
  
• Financial Planning for Quarterly Forecast and Integrated Business Plan (IBP) updates
  
• Support and review cost estimates for proposed efforts, ensuring that proposals are financially sound and risks are understood and margins are achievable
  
• Assisting in validating cost and pricing data for commercial products
  
• Monthly financial processing and reporting
  
• Generate journal entries to support commercial accounts
  
• Able to perform variance analysis for inventory and spending
  
• Ad hoc support for special projects or activities, as needed.
  
• Functional knowledge of general and cost accounting principles.
  
• Functional knowledge of balance sheet and P&L reporting.
  
• Ensure compliance with the Company internal and external financial procedures
  
• Providing analytical data and recommendations for required improvement
  
• Collaborating with Accounting, Pricing, Program Management, Government Compliance, and Financial Planning Teams
  

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline and 6 years work experience or Masters' Degree and equivalent experience.
  
• Cost Accounting experience
  
• Capable of efficient and relevant decision-making
  
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
  
• Effective communications skills
  
• Ability to communicate and present financial data to various functions and varying levels of Management
  
• Able to develop presentation material
  
• Experience with Financial Planning and Forecasting
  
• Well organized with an ability to handle multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously
  
• Knowledge of US GAAP
  
• Proficiency in MS Office, with advanced Excel skills required
  
• Experienced in the use of ERP systems
  
• Ability to work independently
  

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with a financial forecasting system, such as Hyperion.
  
• Experience with a financial ERP system such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, or SAP
  
• General Ledger Accounting experience
  
• Skill in implementing effective processes and controls
  
• Experience in the Defense industry
  

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $99410 - $168997

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.